Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1887-10-12
sCH or M GLENN.

scHoo Or HyoIxlt1.
% ignorance. of the simplest lavssof
health i one 81 the greatest prevail
ing evils Of today Insthe present
condition of sanitary science and
with the present understandin gs al
the laws Of he alth, there is little OK.
.cuse Tor the havoc made with the
little ones. So man yof the diseases
most fatal are prev cntable, 50 many
of the causes of' breaking down ii.
brain work arc ENJOYABLE, that the
intellig teacher Or paren, who sees
4 child grow thin and pale and the
eyes assume 4 luck Of luster appears
ance, looks for the fault outside of
the text.b ook into the home lifesand.
home habits. The fault il not ii the.
hard study; i is in the foolish cloth.
ing, bad cooking, unsuitable food,
wretohed ventilation, improper warm.
ing, reckless exposure and filthy.
habits. Stand By the door Of q school
room and notice the forms and cloth
ing Of the children who enter. How
few stand erect, how few have strong
arms, how few have strong legs and
full chests, covered with clothing
adapted to allow Of free motion and.
growth. Go to their homes; see and
smell the abominable cooking, the
close rooms IN which they live and
sleep; see economy Of water and the
dread Of bathing. Isit to be won
dered at that we have sickly, weak.
children in the schools? and that
among the youth Of the country the
rule is thin arms, weak knees and
fiat chests? Now, whose fault is this?
Rather let us ask: What can we do
to correct the fault? How will you
expand that contracted chest? How,
will you bring roses Of health and
the joys aud happiness Of . sound
mind in sound body? Here is the
great opportunity; herein we see the
great importance Of the study Of
school hygiene. So many Of the
parents are hopelessly Indifferent, are
blindly content, are earelessly salts
fed, that the work Of recovery must
rest largely upon the teacher-a work
great and bringing great rewards.
This requires study Of the physical
needs Of the child, andl involves
much effort and persistence u A.,
! .arn0zd. :~,..s .S
For working people, who do no,
take an extended education, book.
keeping IS . much more useful study
| than algebra, yet the latter is studied
! by ten times. as many peoplaas the
tormer-because it is the fashion.
There is too much cultivation Of the
knowing powers to the exclusion Of
the active. A mans intellectual
standing should not be measured by
what he kn0ws, but by what he can
do. knowledge is not power, but
only condition for the attainment
Of power. ny
! No live teacher will allow winter
to pass without doing some work fol-
his own growth. Wn0t work each
should do will depend upon what he
needle He who is backward in Ian.
! guage should make that study; So
also, with all the common branches,
| All teachers should read more OF
less, each week, in a book or books
on teaching. The manner Of reading
these books is Very important. It's
not wise to simply read book
through consecutively, and then lay
it aside. Better to read it topically.
# some light on class recitation is
required, look up that subject and
test what is taught BY putting it in
/ y ss .EPe1
practice. # yosr plan Of teaching
geography is not satisfactory, look
the subject up in your books on teach
ing and put in practice what you
find suitable. In this way books
will be read with interest and profit.
~. ~ The Most Agreeabls s5
As well as the most effective methed Of
L n nv SO rs